Women steal handbags, jewelry from Walmart
Camden Police are working to find two women accused of unsuccessfully attempting to return $208 of stolen merchandise to a local Walmart and then taking the items without paying, The State reported.
According to an incident report, the women entered a Walmart in Camden around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday and filled a shopping cart with $208 worth of handbags and jewelry.
Police say the suspects took the merchandise to the service desk, but they were denied when they tried to return it. The women proceeded to leave the store with the handbags and jewelry without paying for any of it.
The women left the store in a 1998 Mercury Sable with the license plate number 4413GN.
Plane found in Indian Ocean after two weeks
Malaysia’s prime minister said Monday night, referencing a new analysis of satellite data, the missing Malaysia Airlines plane crashed into a remote corner of the Indian Ocean. This statement was the first major step in resolving the two-week-old mystery, The Associated Press reported.
The location of Flight 370 itself, although likely somewhere at the bottom of the ocean, is still unknown, there are still questions remaining regarding what brought the aircraft down and why.
Prime Minister Najib Razak said data showed that the Boeing 777, which left on March 8 from Kuala Lumpur with 239 passengers and crew, flew “to a remote location, far from any possible landing sites.”
Search teams from 26 nations have examined radar data and scoured much of Asia for weeks with advanced aircraft and ships. The search is now a race against time, as the battery life of part of the technology being used may run out in the next two weeks.
Students protest newly selected college president
More than 200 College of Charleston students hosted a “Student Resistance Rally” at the college on Monday, WIS reported. The students protested the hiring of Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell as the college’s next president.
The College of Charleston Board of Trustees voted to offer McConnell the position after two hours of deliberation of Saturday. Their decision was unanimous.
According to a release, more than 300 students planned to conduct an ultimatum speech calling for “Glenn McConnell to be withdrawn as President-Elect for the College of Charleston.” The organizers of the rally have requested a one-on-one meeting with members of the Board of Trustees.
McConnell has been criticized throughout the search for a new president because of his participation in Civil War reenactments and support of the Confederate flag. Members of the NAACP have referred to him as “the face of the Confederacy” in South Carolina.